Cybercrime

Bitcoin, Cyber-crime, Cryptocurrency, Canada, China.Cyber-crime is a byproduct of the information age and is growing very fast worldwide (FBI, 2017). As technology has advanced so have the criminal’s methods to…

Five days ago I reported that the Zeek Rewards claims portal is scheduled to open soon. This has now happened. The portal is accessible through the website of the court…

The guys over at Realscam have just recently started to uncover some Ukrainian Ponzi scheme that claims to be the biggest crowdfunding company in the world. This seems funny, as…

After the US states North Carolina and Alabama issued warnings against a Ponzi scheme called “Profitable Sunrise”, which claims to be owned by a company called Inter Reef Ltd. (based…

Today, US Securities and Exchange commission published a complaint against Inter Reef LTD (documented operator of a ponzi scheme at profitablesunrise.com web site). SEC also charges 4 Czech companies which…

According to a report on the Patrick Pretty cybercrime blog, some scammers have used the name of a popular MLM Law Firm called “Thompson Burton PLLC” to launch a follow…

It is a common thing for scammers to use the naivety of Ponzi scheme victims to rip off some more cash. The same thing is happening every time in the…

Yesterday, Inter Reef Ltd., d.b.a. Profitable Sunrise, which has recently appeared on authorities radar, was covered on the “Jim Paris Live” radio show. There was some pretty interesting discussion going…

A few weeks ago I reported that a High Yield Investment Ponzi scheme (HYIP) called “Professional Forex Union”, operating under the Internet address “proforexunion.com” appeared on authorities radar. The Securities…

Currently a YouTube video has got the attention by the people over at the Realscam Ponzi buster forum, in which a former pitchman of the Profitable Sunrise Ponzi scheme claims…

The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issues a fraud alert for a Ponzi scheme called “Professional Forex Union Limited”, operating under the Internet address www.proforexunion.com. The scheme is…

New Jersey and Louisiana have joined the other US states that issued a warning against the alleged Ponzi scheme Inter Reef Ltd which is doing business under the name Profitable…

The popular Bit Coin trading platform MT.Gox has announced on June 20th, 2013 that they will temporarily suspend withdrawals in the USD currency. According to a press release from MT.Gox…

In a press release that has been published by Mt.gox on July, 4th, the Bitcoin exchange is announcing that customers are now able to withdraw US Dollars again. Mt.gox has…

On Tuesday afternoon of this week a man has been shot in downtown Kiev (capital of Ukraine) in public at daylight. It happened at Saksagans’kogo street. According to witnesses the…

A 21 year old man has been arrested by the New South Wales Police Force in Australia. He is alleged of money laundering through the Liberty Reserve payment system. Officials…

Last Friday the Costa Rica based payment processor “Liberty Reserve” has been shut down as a result of a joint investigation of the United States and Costa Rica. Liberty Reserve…

The state of Kansas has recently issued a cease and desist order against the Profitable Sunrise HYIP Ponzi scam. In this cease and desist order they are saying that the…

In this article I want to explain you what exactly “phishing” is and how you can recognize a phishing attempt. Even if this way of attacks is very old, it…

The founder of several hedge funds, Hemut Kiener, 53, is currently facing charged for defrauding investors in Philadelphia. He is already serving 10 years in a German prison for defrauding…